This is a partial listing of prominent political families of Pakistan given in alphabetical order.
Abbasi (surname) Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, Nawab of Bahawalpur Bahawal Khan V, Nawab of Bahawalpur Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV, Nawab of Bahawalpur Abbas Abbasi, Late Amir of Bahawalpur Sahibzada Usman Abbasi, Former MPA Deputy Speaker Provincial assembly of Punjab Sahibzada Gazain Abbasi, MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab Sadaqat Ali Abbasi, Former MNA Member National Assembly of Punjab Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Arain Mian Muhammad Azhar (Governor of Punjab, 1990-1993, Mayor of Lahore 1987-1991 Hammad Azhar (Previous Finance Minister of Pakistan)
Mian Family of Baghbanpura Justice Mian Shah Din, (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer. Sir Mian Mohammad Shafi, KCSI, CIE (1869–1932), one of the founding fathers & President All India Muslim league (Punjab) Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid (29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981), Kt, KCSI, was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan 1947, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz, Politician of Punjab in the 1920s Mian Iftikharuddin, Politician, owner of Pakistan Times and Daily Imroz, 1947–1962 Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (1896–1979) politician in Pakistan, first woman to preside over an Asian legislature. Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935 Mumtaz Shahnawaz (1912-1948) - young woman political activist and author, who died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 35
Bhatti Shahbaz Bhatti, former Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti (politician), MNA Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Ahmer Rasheed Bhatti, MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Aneeqa Mehdi, MNA Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Shahid Hussain Bhatti, former MNA Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Mian Ijaz Hussain Bhatti, former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Raja Shoukat Aziz Bhatti, MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Sajid Ahmad Khan, former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Mehdi Hassan Bhatti, former MNA Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Muhammad Khan Bhatti, Pakistani Politician Muhammad Aoun Jahangir, MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Shaukat Ali Bhatti, former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Muhammad Ahsan Jahangir, former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Nighat Intisar Bhatti, former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Rai Taimoor Khan, former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Bhuttos Shah Nawaz Bhutto - The Dewan of Junagadh and the Father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Member Bombay Council). Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, 4th President (1970–1973) and the 9th Prime Minister (1973–1977) of Pakistan. Mumtaz Bhutto, cousin of Zulfikar, (chief of Bhutto tribe, former chief minister and Governor of Sindh, Federal Minister of Pakistan) Nusrat Bhutto, wife of Zulfikar (former minister without portfolio) Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar (Prime Minister, 1988–1990 and 1993–1996), assassinated December 27, 2007. Murtaza Bhutto, elder son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the brother of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was assassinated. Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He died under mysterious circumstances. Ameer Bux Bhutto, son of Mumtaz Bhutto, Vice President of Sindh National Front and ex-Member of Sindh Assembly. Fatima Bhutto, daughter of Murtaza Bhutto. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, party chairman
Baloch
Babar Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, Pakistani politician (1916–2003) Naseerullah Babar, Pakistani politician and former Army General Farhatullah Babar, Pakistani politician
Chandio Maula Bakhsh Chandio, Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice Rasool Bakhsh Chandio, MNA Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Imdad Chandio, Former MPA Provincial Minister for Food and Finance
Dreshak Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak, Former MPA Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Hafeez-ur-Rehman Dreshak, MNA Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Gabol Allah Bakhsh Gabol, Member Bombay Legislative Assembly 1928, Member Sindh Legislative Assembly 1937 and Mayor of Karachi for two terms. Nabil Gabol (Grandson of Khan Bahadur Allah Bakhsh and son of Ahmed Khan Gabol), Member Sindh Assembly 1988, 1993, 1997; Member National Assembly 2002, 2008 and Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping.
Leghari Farooq Leghari (ex President of Pakistan) Jamal Leghari Awais Leghari Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari Rafique Haider Khan Leghari Arshad Khan Leghari
Mazari Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari ( Tumandar Mazari Tribe(1930–Present), Former Care taker Prime minister of Pakistan) Shaukat Hussein Mazari (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly, former Deputy-Speaker, former provincial ministerPunjab Assembly) Sardar Atif Hussein Mazari (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly) Sardar Saleem Jan Mazari (Former MNA, former Provincial Minister from Sindh and former district Nazim Kashmore) Sardar Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari ( MNA Kashmore) Sardar Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari (Former MNA & Minister for water power, MPA & Deputy speaker Punjab assembly)
Zardari
Hakim Ali Zardari, the patriarch of Zardari family. Ali Hassan Zardari, MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh Asif Ali Zardari, son of Hakim Ali Zardari and husband of Benazir Bhutto, President of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of Asif Ali Zardari and Benazir Bhutto, Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party(see also Bhutto family above) Azra Peechoho, daughter of Hakim Ali Zardari Faryal Talpur, daughter of Hakim Ali Zardari, Former Nazima Nawabshah District, MNA
Gujjar Chaudhary Gujjars Akhtar Ali Vario, Former MNA/MPA/Minister C&W /Minister for Excise /Chairman Standing Committee Narcotics/Chairman District Council Sialkot Choudhary Khush Akhtar Subhani, Provincial Minister population welfare/Prisons/Housing & Physical Planning/Environmental Planning Tariq Subhani, MPA Armaghan Subhani, MNA/ Ex MPA/provincial minister Adil Pervaiz Gujjar, MPA-PTI, son of Pervaiz Sultan MPA Sammundari, Faisalabad Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Former President of Pakistan Chaudhry Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal, Senior Vice-President of PML-N. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Former Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan and Minister of Information. Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, Former Minister of Finance and General Secretary of PPP Punjab. Shafqat Mehmood, Federal Minister of Education/ E -Information and Petroleum. Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf, Former Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board and the owner of ZTBL. Malik Abrar Ahmad, MNA chairman PHA. Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, Religious minister. Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan, Former Information Minister, Punjab Chaudhry Amir Hussain, Former Speaker National Assembly Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, Former MNA/Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq, Minister of Special Education, Punjab Maiza Hameed, (Maiza Hameed Gujjar) member of National assembly of Pakistan and provincial assembly of Pakistan belonged to PMLN political party Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar, Zeb Jaffar, politicians, member of National assembly of Pakistan and daughter of "Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar" Muhammad Omar Jaffar, member of the provincial assembly of Punjab and son of "Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar" MPA from (PMLN) party Chaudhry Nadeem Khadim was a member of the provincial assembly of Punjab in from PMLN Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar, been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from (2018- 2023) PMLN party from PP-63 Gujranwala-XIII Fanoos Gujjar, politicians and founder of Awami Workers Party of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa he remained a member of the provincial assembly of (KPK) Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, member of PMLN from KPK (Hazara) he held the position of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, in the Abbasi cabinet from (2017-2018)
Jutt
Chattha Jatt Hamid Nasir Chattha, Former Speaker of the National Assembly. Muhammad Ahmed Chattha, MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan Adnan Afzal Chattha, MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Chaudhary family Ch Muhammad Saqlain (He was elected for the third term as Member, Provincial Assembly of Punjab in general elections 2008 independently. Former MPA is now PTI's candidate for the constituency NA-66 Jhelum-I). Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (A parliamentarian who played a major role in the restoration of democracy and human rights in Pakistan) Chaudhry Shujat Hussain (Prime Minister of Pakistan - 2004) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Chief Minister of Punjab - October - 2002 to October 2007) Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, Former Federal Minister of Human Resources Chaudhary Moonis Elahi, MNA, Federal Minister for Water Resources Chaudhary Salik Hussain, MNA, Federal Minister of Board of Investment & Special Initiatives Chaudhary Hussain Elahi, MNA Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Former Federal Minister of Information & Broadcasting
Cheema Anwar Ali Cheema MNA Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema Saif Ullah Cheema Muhamad Afzal Cheema Acting President of Pakistan Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema son of Anwar Ali Cheema Omer Sarfraz Cheema Former Governor of Punjab Muhammad Ajmal Cheema, Former Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare Tariq Bashir Cheema Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema MPA, Former Provincial Minister of Transport, son of Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema Nisar Ahmed Cheema Tanzila Aamir Cheema Wife of Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema and mother of Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema
Tarar Mamoon Jaffar Tarar, Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab Attaullah Tarar, MNA Federal Minister for Information Bilal Farooq Tarar, Former MPA Member Provincial assembly of Punjab Saira Afzal Tarar, MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Law and Justice Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Former President of Pakistan
Kharal Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal, Ruler (nawab) of Jhamra, chieftain of the Kharal tribe. Ghulam Mustafa Khar, Former Governor of Punjab and former Chief Minister of Punjab. Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar, Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar, Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Malik Ghulam Arbi Khar, Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan Masood Shafqat, Former Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Khalid Ahmed Kharal, Former Federal Minister of Information of Pakistan. Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar, Member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Rai Ghulam Mujtaba Kharal, Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan. Rai Usman Khan Kharal, Former Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Rai Haider Ali Khan Kharal, Former Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Khattar Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan CSI, early member of the Punjab legislature in the 19th c Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, KBE, Premier/CM of the Punjab 1937-1942. Sir Liaqat Hayat Khan, KCSI, Prime Minister of Patiala state in British India. Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan, senior political figure and close associate of MA Jinnah. HE Izzet Hayat Khan, former Pakistani ambassador to Tunisia Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Minister of Petroleum and (Member National Assembly of Pakistan) Tahir Sadiq Khan,(Member National Assembly of Pakistan) and former district nazim Attock Muhammad Zain Elahi, Former (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)
Khokhars Ghazanfar Ali Khan - Former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Health, Ambassador to Iran 1948-1952, to Turkey 1952-1953, to India 1954-1956 and to Italy 1956-1957. Riaz Khokhar (Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan serving from June 2002 to February 2005)